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Theater in NYC: Lambs for Slaughter by Russian Arts & Theater Studio

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Theater in NYC: Lambs for Slaughter by Russian Arts & Theater Studio

Russian Arts & Theater Studio has suspended the performances from March 10, 2020

Russian Arts & Theater Studio presents new play Lambs for Slaughter on March 1 – March 21, 2020 at Pushkin Hall in New York City

Russian Arts & Theater Studio cast in a scene from Lambs for Slaughter
Russian Arts & Theater Studio cast in a scene from Lambs for Slaughter / Photo credit Tom Schubert

Aleksey Burago is never tired of expending the repertoire of Russian Arts and Theater Studio. After mounting a dynamic interpretation of Marquez’s The Rise and Fall of Macondo (One Hundred Years of Solitude), he turns to the short stories by Roald Dahl. Dahl, universally known as the author of the beloved children’s books “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” and “James and the Giant Peach,” also wrote grotesque stories for adults. Four of his stories, The Man From The South, The Landlady, Mrs. Bixby And The Colonel’s Coat and The Great Switcheroo are adapted for the stage by the playwright Fred Pezzulli. Commonplace character shortcomings from deception to greed make for an eccentric and captivating theatrical spectacle.

Barring the stubborn desire to outsmart others, there are no lambs and no one gets slaughtered on stage. The vignettes, widely diverse in time and place, are connected mainly by satirizing crass arrogance.

The show starts with the high suspense of “The Man From The South”. A banal encounter leads to a ridiculous bet which ends up in a bizarre finale. The segment owes to the great stage presence by Christofer Zach (Carlos) who sets the bar for the artistic aptitude. Di Zhu, well-known to the audience for her successful prior roles with the theater most notably in Bunin/Berberova play, shines as Mrs. Bixby in “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”. Two powerful actors, Paulo Quiros and Riccardo Ripani play one against the other with gusto and dynamism in “The Great Switcheroo”.

Burago’s creative addition of the sound-making crew to the stage, inventive use of props, and the soundtrack full of familiar melodies from the past fit organically into the storylines. Instructive and funny, each situation progresses from innocuous to risky to rout. With a little more zest and at least one more story in the sequence, the play could reach enough potency and rigor.

Lambs for Slaughter

Russian Arts & Theater Studio cast in a scene from Lambs for Slaughter
Russian Arts & Theater Studio cast in a scene from Lambs for Slaughter / Photo credit Tom Schubert

Based on the short stories by Roald Dahl

Directed by Aleksey Burago

Adapted for the stage by Fred Pezzulli

Featuring: Luisa Menzen, Paulo Quiros, Riccardo Ripani, Christopher Zach, and Di Zhu

 

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Dates: February 29 – March 21, 2020

Venue: Pushkin Hall, 165 W 86th St, New York, NY 10024

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Music in NYC: Eliran Avni, piano and Natasha Farny, cello in GetClassical Recital

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Music in NYC: Eliran Avni, Piano and Natasha Farny, Cello in GetClassical Recital

The concert on March 17 is cancelled 

GetClassical Salon Series presents Ekstasis Duo, Eliran Avni, piano and Natasha Farny, cello in a program Women’s Voices, music by female composers on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 7 pm at St. John’s in the Village Church in New York City. 

Ekstasis Duo: Elian Avni, piano, Natasha Farny, cello
Ekstasis Duo: Elian Avni, piano, Natasha Farny, cello / Photo credit Nir Arieli, Lori Deemer

In celebration of Women’s Month, GetClassical and Ekstasis Duo present Women’s Voices, a program of music that was written by female composers. Positioned in loose chronological order, the program starts with the mid-19th century works by Louise Farrenc and Clara Schumann which are followed by the contemporary classical scores by Judith Taafe Zwilich and Lera Auerbach. A jazzy arrangement for piano and cello by Kaufman as an hommage to Nina Simone tops the night.

A recently formed Ekstasis Duo of musicians, Eliran Avny, piano, and Natasha Farny, cello combine their passion and dexterity for this exciting music night at the Revelation Gallery at St. John’s in the Village Church in New York City. Graduates of the Julliard School of Music, Avni and Farny artistic partnership brings the lesser-known music and the masterpieces to the wider public. The program at the GetClassical recital on March 17, 2020 successfully underscores this mission.

Women’s Voices Program 

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) – Sonata in B-flat Major, op. 46, I. Allegro moderato
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) – Three Romances, op. 22
Lera Auerbach (1973 – ) – Preludes (1999)
Judith Taafe Zwilich (1939 – ) – Lament (2000)
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) – Sonata in A minor, op. 5
Hommage à Nina Simone arr. D. Kaufman

 

Enjoy an inspiring concert and get up close with the musicians in a warm and comfortable salon-style seating arrangement at the gallery.

 

Online prices: $25; At the door prices: $35 (cash only)           BUY TICKETS

 

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Music in NYC: French Impressions Program of Debussy and Chausson at Aspect Chamber Music Concert

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Music in NYC: French Impressions Program of Debussy and Chausson at Aspect Chamber Music Concert

Aspect Chamber Music presents French Impressions concert with Calidore String Quartet, violinist Grace Park, and pianist Gilles Vonsattel on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 7:30 pm at Bohemian National Hall 

Impression, Sunrise, Claude Monet, 1872; Pianist Gilles Vonsattel; Claude Debussy; Violinist Grace Park
Impression, Sunrise, Claude Monet, 1872; Pianist Gilles Vonsattel; Claude Debussy, atelier Nadar; Violinist Grace Park

The program explores the influence of French Impressionism and the interplay between visual art and music. Giving us the world full of tender emotions and breathtaking novelty of expression, the insurgent painters of the period such as Claude Monet and his circle of friends rebelled against the norms of the day in every form of artistic expression from art to writing to music. Unconventional in its methods and resulting artworks,  impressionism was a dirty word of that time.

When Debussy started incorporating in his scores unconventional scales and dissonant chords he was labeled by the critics as the proponent of “impressionism, the most dangerous enemy of artistic truth.” However, the composer himself adhered more to symbolism. Regardless of the classification, Debussy’s innovative scores immensely enriched the language of music and encouraged others like his friend E. Chausson to experiment with the sound and form.

The program features performances of Chausson’s Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 and Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G minor.

Program

Chausson, Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21

Debussy,  Violin Sonata in G minor

 

Illustrated talk by Samuel Adams

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Treat yourself for an evening of exceptional music played by the amazing young musicians.

 

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Music in NYC: The Orchestra Now French-themed FREE Concert

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Music in NYC: The Orchestra Now French-themed FREE Concert

TŌN, The Orchestra Now comes to New York City with two Sunday concerts at Symphony Space on February 16, 2020 at 4pm and at The Metropolitan Museum of Arts on February 23, 2020 at 2 pm

Leon Botstein Conducts The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall
Leon Botstein Conducts The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall; Photo by David DeNee

Following last January’s sold-out concert, TŌN’s resident conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns to Symphony Space with more audience favorites by Ravel, Debussy, Messiaen, and Stravinsky on February 16. The Orchestra’s outstanding and enthusiastic young artists will highlight this free performance with brief remarks about each of the works.

On February 23, TŌN will give the final installment this season of its top-selling Sight & Soundseries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Haydn’s The Clock: The Intersection of Art & Technology. The program will explore how musicians, like their contemporaries in art and science, were mesmerized by advancements and pseudo-advancements in science and technology during the second half of the 18th century. While Mozart poked fun at this fascination in Così fan tutte, Haydn drew inspiration from the advances in horology in Vienna and London.
Each presentation in the Sight & Sound series offers a discussion accompanied by musical excerpts performed by The Orchestra Now along with on-screen artworks, followed by a full performance and audience Q&A with conductor Leon Botstein.
Peter Norton Symphony Space, New York City
Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 4 PM
Zachary Schwartzman, conductor
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Messiaen: The Forgotten Offerings
Ravel: Boléro
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)
Tickets: Free concert, advance RSVP is suggested.

    The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
    Haydn’s The Clock: The Intersection of Art & Technology
    Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 2 PM
    Leon Botstein, conductor
    Haydn: Symphony No. 101, The Clock
    Artwork about Technology from the exhibition Making Marvels
    Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 1, 2020.
    Tickets priced at $30–$50; Bring the Kids for $1. All tickets include same-day museum admission. Tickets may be purchased online at metmuseum.org/sightandsound, by calling The Met at 212.570.3949, or at The Great Hall box office at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

     

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